A sad end for HMS Active, which survived Falklands War battles, only to be used as target practice and sunk in Pakistan navy drill HMS Active is a Type 21 frigate which was transferred to Pakistan in 1994 The frigate was sunk during a Pakistan navy drill in the North Arabian Sea Type-21 Class frigate … Read more
Royal Navy warship HMS Tyne shadows Russian intelligence gathering vessel and her supporting tanker in UK waters off north west coast of Scotland Patrol ship HMS Tyne has kept close watch on Viktor Leonov and Sergey Osipov Have been sailing around Moray Firth, where they sheltered from Storm Aiden Tyne is part of Task Force One, … Read more
Scuppered! Britain’s £3.1bn aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales has a 3ft water leak in its engine room — its second deluge in the past five months HMS Prince of Wales suffered a leak in the £3.1-billion vessel’s engine room It is the second time the new aircraft carrer has suffered a leak this year … Read more
To say the HMS Hermes had a difficult start to life would be understating the fact – construction on the aircraft carrier, initially dubbed HMS Elephant, began in 1944 during World War Two, but conflict ended before she had been completed. Her hull then sat in the dockyard in Barrow-in-Furness until 1953, when it was … Read more
Royal Navy’s new £3.1bn aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth finally sets sail from Portsmouth to join a dozen US and UK F-35B fighter jets in the North Sea for final battle-ready tests – after Covid outbreak among crew delayed mission 65,000-tonne warship sailed out in glorious sunshine on Monday to take part in major exercises … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Alex Beresford looks shaky as he carefully scales the mast of HMS Warrior in Portsmouth in new ITV series All Around Britain By Roxy Simons and Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 15:51 BST, 19 September 2020 | Updated: 15:51 BST, 19 September 2020 Alex Beresford was tasked with climbing the mast of a ship … Read more
Big Lizzie is back in business: Royal Navy’s £3bn aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth gives sunworshippers a show on its way back from exercises following Covid outbreak The 65,000-tonne, £3.1 billion vessel had to postpone exercises last week after a Covid-19 outbreak on board Seven of its crew tested positive and around 100 were forced … Read more
Crowds wave off Big Lizzie as Royal Navy’s flagship departs Portsmouth after two-day delay due to crew testing positive for coronavirus The HMS Queen Elizabeth was to leave Portsmouth Naval Base on Monday afternoon for a training exercise Departure was put on hold at last moment after ‘fewer than 10’ crew members tested positive for … Read more
Big Lizzie goes sick: Royal Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth postpones sailing from Portsmouth base after crew members test positive for Covid-19 Up to nine of the ship’s crew members have tested positive for coronavirus Around 100 further members of crew are isolating onboard and will be retested The vessel was due to … Read more
Big Lizzie goes sick: Royal Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth postpones sailing from Portsmouth base after crew members test positive for Covid-19 Up to nine of the ship’s crew members have tested positive for coronavirus Around 100 further members of crew are isolating onboard and will be retested The vessel was due to … Read more